Mallard Creek is 3-0 against West Mecklenburg since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mallard Creek Mavericks will venture away from home to square off against the West Mecklenburg Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Mallard Creek's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so West Mecklenburg's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mallard Creek's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Hough offense got past them. Mallard Creek took a blow against Hough on Friday, falling 33-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Mavericks were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Mecklenburg). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 33-6 win over Hopewell. The victory was some much needed relief for the Hawks as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Sam Cheeseboro went supernova for West Mecklenburg, throwing for 242 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jayden Jenkins, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Mecklenburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
With the defeat, Mallard Creek broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. As for West Mecklenburg, their record is now 2-6.
Everything went Mallard Creek's way against West Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Mallard Creek made off with a 33-7 win. Will Mallard Creek repeat their success, or does West Mecklenburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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